Conveyer system.



E. W. SHUTT.

CONVEYER SYSTEM.

APPLICATION HLED MAR. 12. 1917.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 12. 191?.

Patented Feb. 4, 1919 2 SHEETSS'HEET 2.

ED STATES EDWARD W. SHUTT, 0F FUEBLO, COLORADO, ASSIGNOR TO AMERICAN CLAY PRODUCTS GOMFAN'Y, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, A CORPORATION OF ARIZONA.

CONVEYELR SYSTEM.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. ll, EH9.

Continuation in part or application Serial No. 799,913, filed November 8, 1918. This application filed March 12, 1917. Serial No. 154,098.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, EDwARn W. SHUTT, a citizen of the United States of America residing in Pueblo, in the county of Pueblo and State ofColorado, have invented cer tain new and useful Improvements in Convcyer Systems for the Construction of Road- Beds and the like.

The primary object of this invention is to provide an improved conveying system that isespecially adapted for the construction of railway road beds.

Another object of this invention is to provide an improved conveyer system for the construction of railway road beds, in which the road bed is constructed ahead of the conveyer system so that a working foundation is provided by the conveyer system itself, in which provision is made whereby the conveyer system can be moved forwardly as the work progresses.

A further object in providing an improved conveyer system of this character is so that an enormous amount of labor and expense can be eliminated, as in this system means are provided whereby the newly made road bed is immediately used for the carry ing forward of building materiai on a single track by loaded dumping cars, the material carried by said cars to be acted upon by the conveyer systemwithout any manual labor, and to be eventually deposited forwardly of the conveyer system at the objective point.

A still further object is to provide for the conveyance of loaded dumping cars on top of the conveyer system, so that the material of the dumping cars can be deposited directly into the receiving receptacles of the conveyer system, thereby eliminating the cleposit of material on each side of the road bed or trackage as has been done heretofore.

Other and further objects Will appear in the specification, and be specifically pointed out in the appended claims, reference being had to the accompanying drawings exemplifying the invention, and in which,

Fi ure 1 is a diagrammatic side elevation showing this improved conveyer system.

Fig. 2 is an-enlarged fragmentary vertical section of a portion of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged plan view of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged section taken on the line IVIV of Fig. 3.

. Fig. 5 is an enlarged fragmentary transverse section taken approximately on the line VV of Fig. 1.

Fig. 6 is an enlarged fragmentary section taken on the line VIVI of Fig. 5. Referring to Fig. 1 of the drawings, this improved conveyer system comprises a plurality of combined receiving and unloading vehicles A, forming a unit. Coupled with the rear one of said units is an inclined car B. and connected to said car and to the road bed track rail 0 is the incline car approach 1). Track rails such as E are supported by said vehicles A, inclined car B and approach D, said track rails at one end, as indicated at F. contacting with the tread of the rails C.

Located at the forward end of the forward vehicle A. is a depositing conveyer G. Adapted to traverse the track rails E is a plurality of conveying dumping cars H, said cars being for the purpose of conveying and depositing material into the vehicles A which are at times held stationary on their rails Mounted in each of the vehicles A is a conveyer K. Motion is imparted to said conveyers K and Gr, and the materialwhich has been deposited in the vehicles A will be carried to the conveyer G, and as the forward end of said conveyer extends over the embankment J, the conveyed material will be eventually deposited on or over said our bankment.

Referring to the remaining figures of the drawings. which show the invention in detail, each of the vehicles A comprises a receiving receptacle 1, the bottom of said ve hicle having diverging portions 2, and located between each pair of'diverging portions is a discharge door 3.

Located in each vehicle A is a belt conveyer 4, said conveyers being'located beneath the series of discharge door 2 of their respective vehicles. Located forwardly of each vehicle is a driving roller 5, and operably geared to each of said drivin rollers is a motor 6. Located rearwardly 0 each of said vehicles is an idler roller 7, said roller 7 being for the returning of the conveyers 4., whereas the driving rollers 5, through the medium of their respective motors are adaptv ed to cause the upper laps of said conveyers to travel forwardly, each of said conveyer belts 4.- andtheir respective rollers comprising the conveyers K.

Mounted beneath the upper and lowei-Japs of the belt conveyers et are a series of supporting rollers 8. These vehicles A are supported by the ordinary car wheels 9 on the track rails C. Secured to the forward end of the front vehicle A is a vertically arranged rectangular supporting frame 10, and secured to the lower end of said frame is a socket 11, said socket being for the support of a ball 12 which is secured to one end of a horizontally arranged frame 13. Mounted on said horizontal frame 13 are a pair of conveyer rollers 14: and 15, and mounted over said rollers is a belt conveyer 16, and geared to said roller 14 is a motor 17 said frame 13, rollers 14 and 15, belt conveger 16 comprising the depositing conveyer Secured to the side members of the frame 13 is a yoke 18, and secured to the upper end of said yoke is a grooved pulley 19, said pulley being for the reception of a block and tackle cable 20, that is operably related to the pulley block 21 which is carried by th swivel 22 at the upper end of the vertical frame 10. Mounted on the vertical frame 10, intermediate of its ends, is a winding drum 23, said drum adapted to be manipulated by a handle 24, said drum having one end of the cable 20 secured thereto. Mounted on the lower end of the frame 10 is a turnably mounted drum 25, and wound around said drum is a cable 26, the ends of said cable leading in opposite directions, each end passing around a grooved pulley27, said pulleys being supported by the frame 10, the ends of said cable being secured to the side members of the horizontally arranged frame 13, as is designated at 28.

The track E which is supported by the vehicles A, and incline car B is composed of sections, the sections 29 being securely supported by their respective vehicles, and adapted to join said sections 29 are movable sections 30 which are adapted to span the space between each pair of vehicles. The dumping cars H, which are adapted to travel on the elevated track E are provided with discharging doors 31. This improved conveyer system is especially adapted for the building of railroad beds or embankment work. It is of course to be understood that the railroad bed work is to be construed as road beds for steam railways or for street railways. This improved device is adapted to traverse the railway rails and to be transferred to any part of a railway system where road building work is to be carried on.

Assuming that a spur or main line has to be constructed, enough of the rails C are laid so that this improved conveyer system can be moved up to the place of operation. Material loaded in the dumping cars H shipped from any desired source is shunted along the track rails C, rearwardly of the co.,-' ver system, and as said cars reach the conveyer system, they are pushed up on top of the vehicles A as shown in Fig. 1, and the discharge doors 31 are opened so that the material will be allowed to fall into the receiving receptacle 1 of each of said vehicles A. T he conveyerK of the forward vehicle A is then started, as well as the depositing conveyer G, and'the material from the receptacle 1 of said vehicle A. is discharged from several or all of the discharge doors 3 of said vehicle onto the conveyer K, and

as the forward end of said conveyer K is' on a higher plane than the rear end of the conveyer G, the material from said conveyer K will be deposited on to the conveyer G, after which the said conveyer Gr will transfer the material forwardly on to the embankment J. It is to be noted that the forward end of each conveyer K of each succeeding vehicleA overlaps the rear end of an adjacent conveyer. In this connection, when the forward vehicle A has been emptied on to its respective conveyer, the following vehicle is then emptied on to its respective conveyer, said conveyer .of said following vehicle in turn transferring the material to the conveyer of the vehicle next ahead.

From the aforesaid it is to be seen that id coupling a number of vehicles A together, a large amount of material can be kept on hand so as to provide a continuous traveling flow of material to the depositing conveyer G, while the emptied dumping cars H have been taken away to receive another load. This improved conveyer system therefore provides for the continuous use of a single track which is continually being built and lengthened as the embankment workiproceeds, in which the conveyer system can be moved forward step by step, said conveyer system at all times being used as a terminal and place of deposit for the loaded dumping cars so that at no time is it necessary to have the sides of the newly constructed road bed littered with working material on account of the fact that the material is either in the loaded dumping cars or in the receiving receptacles of the conveyer system. In order to provide side supporting means for the vehicles A so that they will not become top heavy by reason of the additional weight of the loaded dumping cars when said cars are in a position of unloading, side thrust mem bers 32 are secured to the side walls of the vehicles A, and carried thereby, each of said members 32 having a wheel 33 mounted at its lower end, the Wheels on each side of said vehicles being in engagement with trackways 3 1 that are placed on each side of the track rails C as the road bed or embankment Work proceeds. It is obvious that when this improved conveyer system is being transported to a new location, said side thrust members 32 can be removed into a disengaging position. In order to provide for the constructing of a railroad bed in curved formation, or for the purpose of constructing a road bed or embankment of wide dimensions as shown in F ig.- 1, the depositing conveyer G can be swung into position to the right or left of the road bed. This swinging of the conveyer G is brought about by the manipulation of the drum 25 which will exert a right or left hand pull on the cable 26 as desired, and said conveyer will swing on the ball 12 of the socket "11. When it is desired to elevate the extreme end of the conveyer G in the case of transporting this improved conveyer system, the block and tackle 21 is actuated by manipulation of the winding drum 23. During the transportationof this improved conveyer system, the movable track sections 30 are removed, and the vehicles A and B are coupled to each other by the couplers 35 which are secured to their respective-vehicles above the forward end of their re-' of said conveyers adapted to overlap one.

end of an adjacent conveyer and an extended conveyer for receiving material from all of said other conveyers.

2. In construction work, a series of vehicles coupled together forming a unit, a combined rec'eivin and discharging receptacle located in eac of said vehicles, a moving conveyer located in each of said vehicles,

said conveyers adapted to receive material from their respective discharging receptacles, each of said conveyers adapted to overlap one end of an adjacent conveyer, an extended conveyer for receiving, material from all of said other conveyers, and trackways formed on top of said vehicles for the reception 'of loaded vehicles.

3. A conveyer system comprising a vehicle, a road bed for said vehicle, a receiving receptacle formed in said vehicle, a conveyer located in said vehicle, approach trackways leading from said road bed toa plane above the receptacle ofsaid vehicle, said trackways being for the reception of a loaded vehicle, side thrust members, each having a supporting wheel, secured to said vehicle, and trackways for said wheels of iail thrust members mounted on said road 4. A conveyer system comprising a series of track vehicles, each having a combined receiving and discharging receptacle, adjoining trackways mounted on each of said vehicles above the receptacles thereof, inclined trackways leading from the trackways of the end one of said vehicles to the trackways of the road-bed, a conveying means located in each vehicle each having one end over-lap the end of an adjacent conveyer, and an extending conveyer extending from the front end of the forward vehicle for receiving the material from all of said conveyers.

5. A conveyer system comprising a series of track vehicles, each having a combined receiving and discharging receptacle, ad

joining trackways mounted on each of said vehicles above the receptacles thereof, an inclined car coupled with the end one of said vehicles, having inclined; track ways mounted thereon leading to said adjoining trackways, a conveyer means located in each of said vehicles, an extended conveyer extending from the front end of the forward vehicle of said series of vehicles operably related to the conveyer means of all of said vehicles, a side thrust trackway mounted on the road-bed on each side of the series of vehicles, and side thrust members engaging the sides of said vehicles each having a rolling member bearing on said side thrust 

